Fall Enrollment Up

How is your summer going?  I can hardly believe it is already July.  Before we know it, the fall semester will be here. 

Enrollment for the College is up 19.1 percent for the fall!  Butler County residents are up 11.5 percent, Lawrence County residents are up 46.8 percent, Mercer County residents are up 17.3 percent, and out-of-county residents are up 26.3 percent. 

Summer Session Looming

As you know, the spring semester is quickly closing.  Graduation is looming… and so are BC3’s summer session courses. 

A variety of classes are offered in the summer at each of our campuses.  Three-week, six-week, eight-week and Internet classes are quickly filling. 

Enrollment is up over 12% compared to this time last year.  Approximately 18% more credits are being taken by students who have registered. 

Drive to Succeed

The sun is shining (a rarity it seems), the Steelers are six-time world champions, and BC3 is humming.  The black-and-gold’s hard work and determination that ultimately led to another Lombardi Trophy reminds me of staff and faculty at the College. 

Passion and a drive to succeed in our student-centered instituion exemplify BC3. 

True to Our Mission

Dear Students,

You may have recently read or heard that Butler County Community College suffered a $1 million operating budgetary cut from Butler County – our local sponsor.  While a cut this size is never good news, frankly we were not surprised given these economic times.

As President of BC3, I want to ensure each of you that we will always remain true to our mission of “affordable and accessible education… in an environment that values integrity, diversity and excellence.”

Making a Green Effort

As you may recall from my Convocation speech, the College is moving forward in expanding its approach to sustainable/green efforts.  Just this semester alone, we have engaged in the following:

• Finalized a bid package with a firm that will audit the campus using Enviromental Protection Agency standards and eventual follow through on recommendations from the report.
• As expanded photocopy program saved an estimated $7,000 in paper costs.
• The College enhanced web-based services to eliminate labor/paper costs.
• The College completed lighting upgrades to reduce electricity costs.
• Faculty, staff and students can participate in BC3’s ride share program.  To date, 135 individuals use the carpolling network saving an estimated 2,196 gallons of gasoline.